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Annual Vote: 2013/2014 Operating Budget and Trustee Election
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Mark your calendars for the Annual Vote at the Library for the 2013/2014 Operating Budget and Trustee Election. Vote at the Library at 138 Pike Street. Polls open at 12:00-8:00 p.m. Our public hearing meeting to discuss the proposed budget will be held on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. 
 
Residents of the Port Jervis City School District who are registered to vote may participate in this election. Absentee Ballots can be requested at the Library. For Information, call 845-856-7313. Your vote counts!

Go Mobile with Boopsie
Port Jervis Free Library's Mobile App Goes Live
Now you can have one touch access to the library from your mobile device.  Check your account, search the catalog for a book, renew, request items, or download available eBooks to your Overdrive device in seconds.  Boopsie is compatible with all web-enabled phones. High-speed downloadable clients are available for Android, BlackBerry, J2ME, Palm OS, Symbian S60, Windows Mobile, iPhone, iPod and iPad.

A few simple steps will connect your mobile device to the library and give you immediate access:
1. Access the app menu for your device.
2. Search for "Boopsie for Libraries."
3. Tap "Free"
4. Tap "Install"
5. A list of libraries and library systems will appear as a menu.  Scroll down to "Ramapo Catskill Library System."
6. Your device may ask if it can use your current location.  If you are close to home, you can tap or enter "yes."  If you're not in the vicinity of Port Jervis, just type "Port Jervis Free Library" in the search bar at the top of the page.
7. A list of libraries will appear, just tap on "Port Jervis Free Library."
8. Enter your library card number and your PIN.  (You can have your barcode number saved by Boopsie, then when you want to access your account again, you'll just need to enter your PIN.)


It might take a couple of minutes to install the Boopsie app depending on the Internet access speed of your device, but in no time, you'll have the library at your fingertips, literally!


Get Your New York City Public Library Card
Most people in Orange County may not be aware that anyone who lives, works or goes to school anywhere in New York (yes, anywhere in the state) can get a New York City public library card and download ebooks and audio books from the New York City library system without ever having to step foot in New York City.

Simply go to www.nypl.org, click on "Using the Library," and then click on "Get a Library Card." Provide the requested information and within weeks you will be sent your New York City library card. You can then go on the New York Public Library web site and download ebooks and audio books just like you do in our own Ramapo Catskill Library System. Now you have both library systems at your fingertips!

ATTENTION All Local Artists
Are you an artist and wish you had a place to display your artwork? The Port Jervis Free Library Art Gallery in our new Community Room might be that place to showcase your work. Contact the Library at 845-856-7313 if you are interested in displaying your work. The exhibits will change every 4-6 weeks. Please note: The sale of the art works at the library is to be handled by the artist and the buyer. The library will not be involved in the sale of art works.